From Cher and Diana Ross to Farrah Fawcett and Bianca Jagger, the women who ruled the ’70s had some of the best style ever. A bit of hippie fashion sense carried over from 1960s counter culture (tie dye shirts, frayed bell bottoms, and peasant blouses,) but ’70s fashion eventually evolved and diverged into drastically different…
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Molecular gastronomy’s contribution to summertime treats is instant ice cream, emerging, like magic, in a puff of smoke. Nitrogen gas, which liquefies at an extremely low temperature, can freeze ingredients, like cream, on contact, an effect that chefs like Heston Blumenthal, of the Fat Duck in England, have used to stunning effect. Some ice cream…
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You’ve seen it on Instagram, the racks of your favorite department store and your morning commute. The silky, sultry leopard-print midi skirt is everywhere these days and has become a seemingly tailor-made wardrobe staple for “hot girl summer,” Megan Thee Stallion’s seasonal mantra of unabashed self-confidence. The trend’s origins have been widely attributed to the…
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Sylvia Weinstock, the Fabergé of wedding cakes, is 89 and still at it, fashioning stupendous special-occasion confections. She will be at the Museum at Eldridge Street to talk about her life and loves and help celebrate Tu B’Av, a holiday that’s like a Jewish Valentine’s Day. There will be music, food, drinks and readings of…
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The Edible Academy at the New York Botanical Garden will offer a celebration of tomatoes on Saturday and Sunday. Tastings, cooking demonstrations, hands-on preparation of herb blends, gardening, a puppet show and several other activities for children will be held from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day. Totally Tomatoes Weekend, included with all-day garden…
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With this new line of aprons and dish towels, you could coordinate your kitchen linens with your menu. Drape a towel covered with sleek eggplants over your arm as you serve moussaka, or wear a tomato apron for pizza supper. Renée Comet, a photographer in Washington, D.C., developed a line of cotton dish towels covered…
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Statins are proven effective in reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease, but some studies suggests that after age 75, the risks outweigh the benefits. Now new research has found that stopping the drugs may be a bad idea. The retrospective study, published in the European Heart Journal, included 120,173 people who turned 75 while taking…
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